Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-01-28
Will # Be VETOED?
The Inter- State Commerce Bill Re-
ferred to Secretary Garland as 10
lis ConstitutionaIity.
RumOrs About the Treasury Depart.
mcnt that Manning, Jordan and
Trenholm Will Resign,
Tho House Committee on Foreign Affairs
Discusses the Fisheries Bnls Sen
atU and House az Length.
TIE INTERSTATE COMMERCE BILL.

Special to the Gazette.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 27.-The President
has referred the interstate commerce bill
to the Attorney General for his views as
TO it's constitutiOnaliry and tie propriety
of approving it. The President has re-
ceived from the Legislative Committee of
the Knights of Labor petition urging
him to veto the bill on account of the
arbitrary powers conferred upon the com
missioners and the uncertainty as to the
meaning of various sections. The Prest-
dent has referred to ther,Attorney-Gener
persons who desire to be heard in advo
cacy or against the bill. The Attorney
General has entered upon careful
examination of the bill.
RUMoRED TREASURY RESERVATIONS.
Special to the Gazette.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 27.-The Treasury
Department is considerably agitated over
rumors as to the probable retirement of
Secretary Manning, Treasurer Jordan
and Comptroller Trenholm, for the pur-
pose of entering banking institutions in
New York.
Treasurer Jordan will undoubtedly re-
tire from official life and engage in bank
irg soon after the expiration of the pres
ent Congress, but the rumors as to
Messrs. Manning and Trenholm are gu
thoritatively declared to be unfounded.
THE FISHERIES QUESTION.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 27-The full at
tendance this morning on the meeting OF
the committee on foreign affairs indicated
the interest taken in the fishery question.
The Senate bill referred to the committee
yesterday with unusual power to report
at any time to the House, was the subject
of discussion. The discussion showed
substantial unanimity in the determine
ton to act without haste, AMI only after
mature deliDerGticn. The merits OF the
| Senate aud House bills were compared.
Mr.. Belmont Indicated preference for
the House bill. but thought that that
could be improved.
Mr.. Rice thought the Senate bill went
further than was generally supposed, and
NIL; include more than the Senate eX-
pected, and perhaps as much as the
House bill. The Senate bill excluded not
only Canadian products, but goods"
Would not goods" include any posses
sion on cars and locomotives?
Mr.. Phelps saw no need of the excite
melt which had swept the Senate. The
committee ought to take the wisdom of
the Senate as seen in its measure, and the
wisdom OF the House as seen in the
House measure and get out of the two
something to report that would be peace
full and efficient. The Senate seemed to
want partial suspension and the House,
Judging by its bills, total suspension of
commercial intercourse. The wisdom of
either course and the practical details for
enforcing either plan when adopted need
ed careful study. He moved the matter
be referred to q subcommittee TO report
next Tuesday.
Mr.. Worthington said Chicago would
never 90 so far as to let Canadian cars be
stopped. He thought it might be willing
to stop "products" and goods" that
were Canadian. :.
The matter was referred to a sub-cOm-
mittee consisting of MessTs, Belmont,
Clements and kice, with Instructions to
report rot later than next Tuesday.
THE KNIGHTS TO CLEVELAND.
WASHINGTON, Jan. IA petition, of
which the following is copy, was yes
terday sent to President Cleveland by
the National Legislative Committee of
Knights Of Labor:
WASHINGTON, jan %, 1851
Mr.. President.
This committee, representing the largest
body of organized workers in the nation,
numbering, as they do with their depend
ents, over 500 200, or nearly one-tenth
of the whole people, and in the interest
of three-fourths of them in the United
States, de ire to call your attention to
Senate Bill No. 1882, known as bill to
regulate interstate commerce.
|. We desire TO say that on one side
of the greet questions involved in this bill |
is the large body of producers ana con-
sumers, who are simple in their hablts Of
life and their methods of doing business,
and poor in purse, and from their habits |
and methods OF living they desire to have |
The laws made simple and plain, SO that |
they may be able to present their /
Claims before the courts of the land !
without having to contend with legal |
techuialities and determinations aris-
ing out of their inability , to |
pay for the sblest legal talent in the Laid.
In this respect the present bill is the
acme OF legal subterfuge. Therefore, we
desire to call your attention to this and
few other Objectionable features of the
bill. We regard the following objections
as fundamental:
|. The commission clause.
2. The arbitrary power conferred upon
the commission.
8. The exclusive jurisdiction given to
the Federal courts TO hear and determine
causes arising under the act.
4. The acknowledged uncertainty as to
the meaning of nearly Gil Of the provis-
ions of the measure.
In behalf of our constituents we REL
spectfnlly request you to veto the bill.
We remain yours respectfully.
TSigued.l RALPH BEAUMONT, |
JOHN j. MCCARTNEY,
JAMES CAMPBELL,
National Legislative Committee Knights
of Labor.
WASHINGTON NOTES. |
WASHINGTON, Jan. Ex-senator In
gals to-day introduced a4bilt to amend
the Revised Statutes so as to pro-
vide that no person shall be engaged in
or carry on the business of a rectiier,
wholesale or retail liquor dealer or dis
tiller, nor shall collectors of internal reve-